Yankee Group Bolsters its Consumer Wireless Expertise

Wireless industry mainstay Tole Hart joins company as senior analyst.

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Yankee Group today announced that noted consumer wireless expert Tole Hart has joined the firm as a senior analyst and key member of the Anywhere Consumer^® team. In this role, Hart will leverage his more than 15 years of industry expertise to augment Yankee Group’s research into consumer wireless services.

“Tole is a terrific asset to our consumer team, and we’re excited to have him here at Yankee Group”

Hart comes to Yankee Group from Gartner, where he spent five years as a research director, serving as North American lead analyst for consumer mobile services including mobile advertising, mobile VoIP and social networking. Before that, he also served as Gartner’s worldwide agenda lead for mobile services and a principal analyst for the North American mobile services market.

In his new role at Yankee Group, Hart will drive the firm’s research into carrier consumer wireless services, specifically how consumers access, pay for and use the emerging Anywhere Network.

“Tole is a terrific asset to our consumer team, and we’re excited to have him here at Yankee Group,” said Carl Howe, research director. “His vast industry knowledge will prove an invaluable resource to our clients as they develop their wireless strategies to better serve the Anywhere Consumer.”

About Yankee Group

The people of Yankee Group are the global connectivity experts—the leading source of insight and counsel trusted by builders, operators and users of connectivity solutions for over 40 years. Uniquely focused on the evolution of Anywhere, we chart the pace of technology change and its effect on networks, consumers and enterprises. Headquartered in Boston, Yankee Group has a global presence including operations in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. For more information, visit http://www.yankeegroup.com/